Results for: Allelopathy

Allelopathy is the inhibition of growth of a plant due to biomolecules released by another. It is the opposite of symbiotic mutualism. The biomolecules are called allelo…chemicals and are produced by some plants as secondary metabolites (MORE)

Allelopathy is an interference mechanism based on any direct or indirect effect (primarily inhibitory) by one plant on another through the release of chemicals that escape int…o the environment (Aldrich and Kremer 1997). This phenomenon is involved in a wide fields of application: + weed management by the use of mulch or cover crops, especially for those practicing direct drilling. + Possibility of biological herbicides and insecticides. + Opportunity of use of crops having stimulatory allelopathic effect in crop rotation, such the case of rapeseed on barley (Oueslati and Ben-Hammouda, 2006). + For the adversely effect of allelopathy (inhibition of germination, growth and development), it influences choice of rotations, by choosing crops with low allelopathic/inhibitory effect as precedent and the most tolerant ones as following crops. Wish that these informations will be of a certain help. (MORE)

Allelopathy in plants gives the organism a competitive advantage because the toxic chemical produced prevents other plants growing nearby and eliminates the competition for li…ght, space, water, and nutrients in the soil. (MORE)

These plants produce biochemicals that can actually influence the growth of other plants. So, when these plants want space they can influence other plants not to grow near tha…t space, to grow smaller so they can not compete for that space or even in some rare cases have the plant put all it's resources into either reproductive structures or growth so it can not be successful in one or the other. (MORE)